As many of you already know, one of the passages I read every year as the New Year approaches is Psalm 90, a prayer of Moses. Probably the most widely-known verse in this psalm is verse 12: So teach us to number our days, that we may present to Thee a heart of wisdom. Earlier […]
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the LORD to prepare His ways; to give to His people the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God… (Luke 1:76-78a). This is part of a prophecy concerning John […]
Acts 7 is Stephen’s personal defense before the Jewish council (Sanhedrin). The end of Chapter 6 told us that he was being (falsely) accused of speaking against Moses, the Law, and by connection against God Himself. But in his defense, Stephen demonstrates from the Old Testament Scriptures that the Israelites had always rebelled against God, […]
In Acts 6:8 we read that Stephen – one of the seven men chosen to serve widows on behalf of the church in Jerusalem – was having a powerful spiritual impact that contributed to the increase in the number of Christ-followers, including many Jewish priests. But this was too threatening for some other Jews, and […]